The final weapon is the brain, all else is supplemental.
JOHN STEINBECKWhat good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness.
More John Steinbeck Quotes
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Out of all this struggle a good thing is going to grow. That makes it worthwhile.
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People like you to be something, preferably what they are.
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Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.
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No one wants advice – only corroboration.
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In utter loneliness a writer tries to explain the inexplicable.
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A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ.
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I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is indestructible.
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In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage.
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Don’t worry about losing. If it is right, it happens – The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.
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My imagination will get me a passport to hell one day.
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I wonder how many people I’ve looked at all my life and never seen.
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To finish is sadness to a writer — a little death. He puts the last word down and it is done. But it isn’t really done. The story goes on and leaves the writer behind, for no story is ever done.
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A man on a horse is spiritually, as well as physically, bigger then a man on foot.
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Girls have a way of knowing or feeling what you feel, but they usually like to hear it also.
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The nicest thing in the world you can do for anybody is let them help you.
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